Base-ball game.



WITNESSS I J Q BY 12 C. W. LEWIS.

BASE BALL GAME.

APPUCATION FILED APR. 1. 1918.

1,276,777., Patented Au 27, 1918.

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' ATTOR N EY CHARLES W. LEWIS, 0F TAMPA, FLORIDA.

I BASE-BALL GAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 27, 1918.

Application filed April 1, 1918. Serial No. 226,033.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES V. LEwis, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tampa, in thecounty of Hillsborough and State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Base- Ball Games, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an indoor baseball game and has for its object the production of an amusing and attractive game board which may be very cheaply constructed and consequently placed upon the market at a minimum cost.

Another object of this invention is the production of a game board which is arranged in the form of a base-ball field and is provided with efficientmeans for permitting the players to easily determine the strikes andballs, as a. ball is thrown across or by one side of the bat.

Other objects and advantages of the presentinvention will appear throughoutthe following specification and claims.-

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view of the game board,

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, I

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 33 of Fig. 1, 7 y

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional perspective view of a portion of the game board,

one of theball receiving pockets being shownof the disk I thereon, and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view indicating a player.

By referring to the drawings, seen that 1 designates the game board which is provided with a ledge or frame 2 formed around the edge thereof, constituting an abutment for preventing the playing ball from falling from the board 1. The board 1 is provided with suitable lay-out markings 3 formed thereon following the usual design of a base-ball-field. A home plate l is located upon the base-ball-field in the usual manner together with the first, second and third base positions indicated by the numerals 5, 6 and 7 respectively.

A plurality of ball receiving pockets 8 are also arranged upon the ball field in the usual position occupied by the respective ball players, the pockets representing the basemen, being located adjacent their respective'bases for the purpose of conveniently catching a or board 1 by means of the pins 17.

it will be ball passing in close proximity to the base. A suitable catchingpocket 9 is also located in the rear of the home plate 1 as shown clearly in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

A bat 10 is supported directly in the rear of the home-plate a and extends vertically, having its reduced lower end11 fitting in the socket 12 formed in the board 1. In this manner the bat. 10 may be easily supported in a detachable position upon the board 1.

A strike indicating means, which may be known as an unpire is pivotally supported upon a pivot pin 13 and comprises a flat plate H having laterally extending wings as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawing. The pin 13 is supported directly in the rear of the bat 10 and the wing; 15 of the plate 11 are adapted to extend upon opposite sides of the bat 10 so as to be engaged by a'ball passing to one side of the but at a. proper distance whereby the plate it will be rotated upon the pin 13 and indicate to the players that the ball which is used playing, has been thrown or shot by the ba t 10 sufliciently close to be called a strike. Should the ball fail to hit the bat- 10 or plate 14:, ,the players will call the same a ball.

Each of the pockets :8 comprises a substantially triangular shaped body having the side edges 16 thereof, secured to the body 1 Each pocket 8 is provided with an upwardly bulged portion-18 constituting a ball receiving pocket having a wide opened mouthv 19 tapering toward the rear end of the pocket 8, as shown clearly in Fig. t of the drawing. A ball as indicated by the numeral 20 is used in playing the game, and the same may be either thrown toward the bat 10 or shot from the fingers of the players, as is usual with such games. In order that the method of playing the game may be clearly understood, the rules for playing the same are set forth. as follows:

When persons play-the game, one for each side or nine players representing a club, the pitcher throws or shoots the ball 20 from the pitchers box 21 in the direction of the bat 10, thereby registering a ball, strike or hit. If the ball caroms off the bat 10 outside of the foul line, a foul strike (one) is registered and so on until the player is disposed of. If the player makes a hit, the ball will the imaginary man, comprising a flat disk 22 is placed on first base as shown in Fig. 1,

and the batter is out. On theother hand, it

. the ball strikes an infield pocket and glances pocket and stops to the out field, this would indicate a scratch hit and the batter takes first base.

If the ball misses the bat 10 and strikes the plate 14: (umpire) this indicates a strike. If it misses both the bat l0 and the plate 14: this indicates a ball. If'the ball hits and goes into the catching pocket 9, the player is out. If the batter gets four balls he goes tofirst base. If batted ball hits in field or glances forward, the batter is out, but if the ball hits, glances and hits the second pocket that would mean a double play. All batted balls-going into pockets are flyballs and are called out.

Batted balls going between first base and right fielder are one base hits, or third "and left fielder between short stop and left fielder are two base hits. Should the ball pass between center fielder and left fielder this would be a three base hit, and between -cen ter fielder and second base, this would make a home run. Should the 'ball hit the fence or if batted ball goes down inside the foul line and strikes either first or third base pocket and glance outof it, this would mean a scratch hit. I

The player 22 is a flat disk as abovestated in order to take up. a'minimum amount of space while resting upon the base and ii the base is hit by the'batted ball, the playeris out.

\Vhat is claimed is l. A game of the class'describe d c0m'prising a board, a stationary bat'carried by said board, an umpire plate, a pivot pin support- Gopies of'this'patent maybeobtained for any pocket, the batter ing said plate in the rear of said bat, said umpire plate provided with a plurality of laterally extending wings adapted to extend upon the opposite sides of said bat for indicating strikes, and a plurality of pockets carried by said board and adapted to receive a ball as the same rebounds from said bat.

2. A game of the class described comprising a board arranged in the form of a baseball-field, a bat carried thereby in the rear ofthe home plate. a strike indicating plate pivotally supported in the rear of said bat, saidstrike indicating plate provided with laterally extending wings projecting upon either side of said bat and adapted to swing as aball strikes the same after passing said bat, and ball receiving pockets carried by said board and arranged in the same relation asthe' players upon a ball field.

3. A game of the class described comprising a board arranged in the form of a baseball-field, a'bat carried thereby in the rear of the .home plate, a strike indicating plate pivotally supported in the rear of said bat, said strike indicating plate provided with laterally=extending wings project-ing upon either side of said bat and adapted to swing as a ball strikes the same after passing said bat, and ball receiving. pockets carried by said board, each pocket comprising a substantially triangular body secured around theedge thereof to said board, and said body provided with'an upwardly bulged portion raving a wide entrance mouth and tapering toward therear end thereof.

l. A game o1 the class described comprising. a board, a batcarried by said board, an umpire plate pivotally supported in the rear of said bat, means for receiving ball as the same rebounds from said bat, and said umpire plate extending from the side of said bat for indicating strikes.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

CHARLES lV. LEVIS.

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